Boulder County coroner identifies deceased inmate as Longmont man

Jaime Sandoval-Palma died Saturday

LONGMONT -- The Boulder County coroner on Monday morning identified a Boulder County Jail inmate who died Saturday morning after he apparently hanged himself as 30-year-old Jaime Sandoval-Palma.

According to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, Sandoval-Palma was discovered unresponsive in a jail intake cell at 12:15 a.m. Saturday, 26 minutes after deputies last checked on him. He had apparently hanged himself in that time, according to investigators.

Deputies performed CPR until firefighters and paramedics arrived. He was taken to Boulder Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Sandoval-Palma was transferred from the Weld County Jail to the Boulder County Jail on April 24 and was being held on suspicion of charges that included second-degree assault, felony menacing and motor vehicle theft. According to police reports, a woman told police that on March 30, Sandoval-Palma, a friend, had threatened her with a knife while he was driving her car and she was in the passenger seat. She fled and he swiped at her with a knife, cutting her finger. He left in her car, she reported. She called police, who investigated. He was arrested in Weld County on another case while they were investigating the auto theft and assault.

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Longmont police reports also show that he was suspected of robbing the Loaf 'N Jug gas station in Longmont later on March 20. He had not been either arrested or charged in the robbery at the time of his death, according to reports.

Sandoval-Palma's death is under investigation, but the sheriff's office reported that he was alone in his cell at the time of the apparent hanging and no foul play is suspected.